FORGOTTEN 99 Year Old McCormick Tractor - Will it Run & Drive after 40+ Years in this Barn? 

Father and Son Budget Buildz just pure joy , nothing more to say , regards Rob.

I was a middle teen in the late 1950s and my dad had a Farmall F-12 and an F-20. Both had to be hand cranked. My dad was stout and could whirl them over to start them; I could not. Found that if I'd engage the crank at the bottom and bring the crank slowly to the top on a compression stroke and rolled it on over in a continuous motion, the magneto would fire and the motor would start. One cold morning my dad cranked and cranked and cranked and one of the tractors wouldn't start. Tried to tell him my way and got an angry, " What the hell would you know about it?" He stalked off to do something else. I waited until he was a safe distance away, then used my method to start it. It popped right off. I walked away and left it running for him to find. Actually, that's not unusual. My uncle had a 1939 John Deere tractor. He hand-cranked his tractor the same way. Slowly pulled the flywheel around to the top of the compression stroke then over the top (in one slow, continuous motion) so the mag could fire and it would start. Remember - when using a crank, tuck your thumb into your palm and only pull with your fingers. That way if it backfires and kicks back you won't break your thumb. A great machine.

Just some advice from an owner of many hand crank tractors, don't ever ever ever 'windmill' the crank like that! If it kicks back you will never forget it, I've seen many people get a broken arm from doing that.

I grew up driving a 51 Farmall that had to be crank started from time to time so I can relate to the sore arms. I was about 12 years old the first time I had to crank it. My father said that if I was going to drive it, I had to be able to crank it in case the battery died out in the field. This is by far my new favorite Budget Buildz video.

Im glad to see the tractor is getting attention. Love the old farm equipment. Love rust

My favorite channel. You’re living your best life having your Dad there to work with you.

I love the way you two troubleshoot and problem-solve. Great old tractor, so glad you got it running again.

What a Cool old Tractor! Great Job Guys!!!

What a nice surprise. Best McCormick-Deering revival on RU-vid!

Oh my goodness I’m so glad for you and Chris congratulations you two

This brought me to tears...an actual part of American History! Awesome! Loved this! Raised on a farm in the 70's & 80's I can really appreciate this. Thanks for all you and your dad do! God bless. 👍

She's a beauty and a keeper. I enjoyed the resurrection from sitting to running. Enjoy your new found tractor

Love old tractors. So much fun to work on. Something about it makes me think about just just how tough the old farmers had it and what they thought when they brought there first tractor. I have the first tractor my grandfather bought for his strawberry farm in Upper Michigan in 1945. It's a 1944 model m John Deere. Everytime I fire that old girl up it damn near brings a tear to my eye. I drove it for the first time when I was 5 years old. 54 years ago. Because of your video I am going to go fire it up today and drive it around the old farm. Thank you!

Love how you guys are so thorough when working on these old vehicles. 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍

The Porsche is arguably the fastest vehicle in your fleet, and now you have the slowest in the McCormick-Deering😁 And it cleaned up nice as well. Cool!

Don't want to stick my finger in it but..... Some things just have to be done. Thanks for taking one for the team!

Now you need overalls, no shirt, and a straw hat!

I love old tractors! It's definitely a showpiece. Even maybe a parade?

Thank you guys!!

Nice to see it running. You stayed on that starting handle a lot longer than I would have done before going for the tow.

Fine job men, I love to people take interest in bringing old equipment back to life

I restore old farmall IH tractors from 1941 to 1955, 5 letter series tractors in my barn. Loved seeing another saved and running great job.

So good to hear that ole girl run. Thanks for sharing your time and effort. She needs some paint tho.

what an incredible old machine. just something about an old tractor!!!!!! They are a true testament to how things used to be built to last forever. looks like you restored it with a power washer!!!! would love to see more tractor stuff.

I REALLY LIKE this old tractor !!! What an awesome piece of machinery !!!!!!!!!!!

Reminds me of my Uncle Jim’s 10-20, I was all of 14 when he finally let me crank it, and take off around the barn yard. Your 10-20 is very clean . Y’all in for a great time getting it running and driving it 👍❤️

Awesome job getting it running..

We have 2 of the big brother to that, the McCormick Deerjng 15-30 on our farm. One a 1924 model and one a 1926 model. The 26 was my great grandparents and is fully restored. When cranking do 1/4 turn up strokes of the crank starting at the 6 o'clock position. And like others have said keep your thumb behind the crank when pulling. They can kick back easy and when they do they can easily break a thumb. That thing looks really good though and kudos for getting it running and giving it a home just the way it is.

Super cool. So much history with that thing.

That is a fascinating change of pace. Love it!

That was awesome! I grew up and still have family farm . We run JD B, 50 and 620. Love seeing these really old tractors. My Dad would have a tear in his eye seeing this. Thank you so much for doing this!!!!!!!

I'm missing your guys videos..... Hope everything is ok!!

Suggestion; people in the know say to never wrap your thumb around the hand crank. They also say not to crank it continuously; it can backfire and break your thumb, your hand or your arm. My grandpa, may he RIP used to tell me that. Great work as always; I so enjoy all your videos. Btw; when are you guys working on the old Renault I see in the background all the time?

My first thought was you boys are gonna need a tractor to get that tractor out of its hidey-hole. Now I’ve got to say it’s nice to see how far dad’s come from the start of the channel until now. I remember when you first started it up if the camera even looked as if it was going to his way he’d be gone like a shot and here in this video he’s literally running one of them. Glad he’s gotten more comfortable because he does have a dry wit about him and it’s refreshing. And glad you two work well together, you need that on these extensive projects. Looking forward to the finishing touches on the motor home

I remember being a 12-year old kid, trying to hand crank our 1930's Allis-Chalmers. Never broke bones nor was injured from the kickback, but it did fling me across the backyard upon startup. Oh, such fun times!

That was awesome

That was cool! Love old tractors.

Man I love the craftsmanship of these old machines…like grandpa said “they don’t make them like they used to” 👍

Super vidéo, super musique, et résultats incroyables sur ce tracteur, félicitations !

I have a 1928 10-20 tractor very similar to this one in the video. The engine turns over when engaging the hand crank. It was last used in October of 1965 for running a silage blower for filling our silo. After it was done for the year, it was driven into our machine shed and parked, where it has remained ever since. Someday, I hope to get it running again just to bring back old memories.

Sweet. I just got my 15-30 home. A 1925 as well. Looks identical Nice video Will be helpful to get mine ready to run.

Man that thing looks great for almost 100 years! Amazing! Great job getting her going! That was painful watching you guy’s trying with the hand crank!😂

Nice job Nice tractors congratulations to. Sir or show 😃👏👏👏👍👍👍👍😍

Those old tractors had a sound of their own. Great job getting it wound back up!!

One of your best videos ever!! Have relatives that restore McCormick Deering Tractors only and going to pass this episode on to them also. Thanks again!!!!!

Hi Mike and his Dad nice video 📹 and workmanship!!! Love the Tracktor !!! Maybe theres Lead in the oil 🛢!!! How about a new oil pump !!!

Capacitor that failed at 108 years old! Bad workmanship. 😂 amazing. Thanks for the vid. Graham, ex tractor boy in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

I was surprised at how the oil pan was so filled with oil that looked more like chocolate fudge! Glad you cleaned it out!! Happy for your success!

Love it! Great to see a classic tractor come back to life. Love love your channel!!!!!

Dad and I restored a 10/20 40 years ago and I suggest yours was restored at a similar time the paint and decals on rear guards are too good to be original also the shade of grey is not quite dark enough. We were fortunate to have a local retired auto electrician who worked on magneto ignition as a young man. Long story short it has always started with a single 180 degree pull. Terrible gas mileage burns 4-5 imperial gallon/hour. The 15/30 never started as easily but burns less fuel. Our 10/20 was built in 1926. Our 15/30 was made up of 3 different tractors. Dad put thousands of hours into those tractors, it has filled his retirement with challenges and joy. He also restored a wide front axle F12 (one of two in NZ), SBWD6(the first tractor I did a day's work on), W6, M, and W4. Dad's crowding 90 now but it's something we share.

What an absolute blast, love the simplicity of the thing, congrats on getting her up and running again.

Nothing like getting something 100 years old going 😁

What a great rescue Michael, as with all your rescues, I often wonder how long they would have been stuck there had you and your dad hadn’t gone along to save them 🤔👏👍

EVER. GET IT!!!!! He ain't kidding

When i was a kid growing up in Ohio in the 60s and early 70s we had an old farmer a couple of miles up our county road that had a whole stable of steel wheeled tractors. He told dad he hated flat tires. LOL! I can't fault that logic. Cheers Terry

I have found tools left in a oil pan. You've got a great old tool there. Spray some peppermint oil up in that clutch housing and the mice may stay out of there. Amazing how peppermint oil keeps mice out of places you can not afford for them to build nests

Awsome job. I almost could hear the theme from Green Acres as you were driving it. Keep up the great work guys.

Outstanding episode. Love farm equipment and especially old tractors

Awesome episode, thanks for including us :)

Like all you do on your channel.I remember the McCormick tractors I was born in the 50's on a small farm and that is what we had for tractors, for haying,plus one old john Deere, our tractore where steel wheels before my father changed them to rubber.

THAT is AWESOME Great job getting it going again.

Awesome video, I really enjoyed watching it

LOVE THIS CHANNEL SO MUCH !!! YOU GUYS CAN DO IT ALL FIND A GREAT DEAL ANY WHERE ,,GREEN ACERS , THE PLACE TO BE ,,YA!!!!

Wow that's awesome job

Keep the old stuff coming! Great job.

I lived in a place in the upstate here for 25 years that two brothers worked on and collected antique tractors and equipment. Love the old machines and working on them. 🛠️🪛🔨🇺🇸✝️

Best build you have done! Awesome job!

Built to last! The metal in the sump look like weld stick repair to sump in situ.

Enjoyed this one

good show that was a beautiful thing.😎👍

What a cool piece of machinery ❤❤

What a find! I live close to the Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum, home to many beautiful old beasts like that McCormick. I’m sure the folks who restore and maintain their “fleet” would approve. Love your videos, thanks for the beautiful stories!

OK. You got it going. Now, what are you going to do with it? What will you use it for? Nice job that you got it running, BillM.

That was awesome!

I Absolutely Loved That Video ! Im almost 64 . That was one of the best rebuilds of something that old I have ever seen ! You and dad knocked it out of the park plus with it ! Its amazing how simple those were to run after sitting for so many years ! Did you bye that or do the rebuild for someone else ? I Hope You Bought That ! Those chunks in the oil pan were disturbing to say the least and has my curerosity what the hell they are ? I so appreciate both your talents and how diverse your platform covers ! I look forward to each video that you create ! May you and all your families have A absolute blast this summer with the kids and wives ! A faithful subscriber till the end !of my time alive ! Keep up the great work and sharing with us ! Not a farmer but love tractors and old farming machinery and things that made America Great ! God Bless You All Always ! TK

👍 Great Job..!

Starter sounded bit weak at first😂 Even the tires held air after all that time😂😂🇫🇮

Needs a new starter…… Nice piece of history there. Job well done!

Thanks for the video.

Green Acres is the place to be. Great job, if you can't get an engine to run, it's dead. The oil pan was gross.

What a lovely old tractor, well worth the effort.

Thats an amazing machine

Thanks for another , Brother !

Talk about a contrast, you’re working on an electronic device, trying to get spark to fire the engine that’s over 100 years old with an Apple Watch on your wrist😅 Your knowledge and understanding of how to make things work is just amazing to me!

So cool and peace out to you all

You looked like Oliver Douglass on "Green Acres" driving that monster around!

Fantastic...

The main and rod bearings are probably babbit bearings. They are soft metal bearings that are cast and hand scraped to fit. Sometimes when poured lumps would form along the edges. These are sometimes are left and would break off later falling in the pan. It really doesn't hurt anything.

Love the arm rests on the front couch.

Is there anything you guys can't get to run? Yall are amazing. Cool video

Great tractor and video guys😀

Glad to see a tractor that old running

Very cool!

Very cool!!

Great video. I enjoyed it so much.

Coolest find yet!!

I just started watching you so I'm going to document it 05-28 of 24 this is the day i begin wiching you

Very nice old tractor. Great job

After witnessing the plug and pan pull, I felt so constipated, like that tractor!😮

Funny looking resistors 🤣 condensers 👍🏻 easy test is to measure the resistance of the ht outlet of the coil to the primary wire , should be 4-6 kohms